I just saw this...
I remember when we got my 'Tessa'...(cocker spaniel) 14-1/2 years ago.... later ...I found out what puppy mills were - The place had haunted me so bad and I started researching it and that's when it hit me where she had come from -
Good for you doing what you're doing. You should be proud of yourself...many people don't get to help the way you are.
Rest in peace Newman...you may be gone but never forgotten